Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Culture launched yesterday the Iranian Cultural Week in Qatar, at the permanent Darb Al Saai headquarters in Umm Salal, in partnership with the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.
The Iranian Cultural Week in Doha comes within the framework of the cultural events program that the Ministry of Culture includes in its annual activities with sisterly and friendly countries, to strengthen cultural relations and cultural diplomacy, and introduce the cultures of countries.
The Iranian Cultural Week, through its activities, displays a wide range of aspects of Iranian Islamic art and civilization, with the participation of several Iranian artists to display their various artworks to the public, allowing the public a unique cultural experience and an opportunity to interact with the rich Iranian heritage.
The Iranian Week includes a group of daily artistic and theatrical performances, in addition to exhibitions of fine arts and traditional crafts, and the display of works of artists in various artistic and creative fields including music, Persian calligraphy, gilding, fashion, and clothing, carpets, painting, embroidery, in addition to many handicrafts.
The first day’s events witnessed a singing concert from Iranian folk heritage and a singing concert by the “Sazineh” band on the main stage, a traditional dance show by the “Farkhah” band, and the Iranian storyteller “Naqqali”, in addition to a display of traditional henna ceremonies, and a screening of an Iranian film entitled “In the Arms of the Tree”.
The events aim to introduce the public to the various Iranian cultures, promote dialogue between cultures, encourage cultural and artistic communication between creators from different countries, highlight local and international cultural and artistic heritage.
